well thank you for all the posts and opinions, i think i have decided what to do for now; im going to get the fms simulator, and an interface, because for me, its not so much realizing what i need to input, it's actually doing the input(muscle memory ). I already have the plane and a bazillion other "flight line" things, so a little ease on the wallet would be nice(more money for the next plane ) and i think fms would be good enough for me.
Thanks again,
Kevin